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Collected Poems
Dennis O´driscoll
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Description for Collected Poems
Paperback. The Collected Poems of Dennis O'Driscoll (1954 - 2012). Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
In this career-defining book, the poems of Dennis O'Driscoll are gathered together for the first time. Beginning with Kist in 1982 and ending with the posthumous Update in 2014, the selection was made by O'Driscoll himself before his death in 2012 and includes revised, authoritative versions of some older poems as well as thirtythree hitherto uncollected: the definitive poetic ouevre.
In this career-defining book, the poems of Dennis O'Driscoll are gathered together for the first time. Beginning with Kist in 1982 and ending with the posthumous Update in 2014, the selection was made by O'Driscoll himself before his death in 2012 and includes revised, authoritative versions of some older poems as well as thirtythree hitherto uncollected: the definitive poetic ouevre.
Product Details
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd Manchester
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784105112
SKU
V9781784105112
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About Dennis O´driscoll
Dennis O'Driscoll (1954-2012) was born in Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Apart from nine collections of poetry, books published during his lifetime included a selection of essays and reviews, Troubled Thoughts, Majestic Dreams (2001), two collections of literary quotations and Stepping Stones: Interviews with Seamus Heaney (2008). Among his awards were a Lannan Literary Award in 1999, the 2005 E.M. Forster Award ... Read more
Reviews for Collected Poems
`It is as a poet of European temperament, and stature, that O'Driscoll demands to be judged. His terrain is, in effect, without borders: mordant, open, sharp, generous, and sad.' George Szirtes, Guardian; `It takes a special genius to see the real and important lurking in the mundanely routine - O'Driscoll, the Irish Larkin, does. This most astute of poets juxtaposes ... Read more